Plastering on old stone walls

[cookede]

I have a rennovation project, an old stone farmhouse in Italy, no cavity but 3 foot plus deep walls which have never been pastered and are not good enough to leave exposed. Due to being constantly quoted "English" prices by Italian builders, I am considering plaster boarding to get a good finish prior to plastering but have been warned off this because of possible damp, caused by the cavity-less walls breathing. Has anyone had any previous experience with this type of problem?

 

[joe-90]

Has anyone had any previous experience in this area?

Not in Merseyside, sorry.

 

[brist]

Yes just finished converting an old cattle shed in south wales ,the walls were old stone work about 2 feet thick. I had to render every wall in the building it took about 3 scratch coats in some rooms to bring the walls out flat. Once every wall was rendered i then skimmed them all and even if i say so myself its a cracking job.

 

[diyisfree]

Either the way Brist's advise ( with sand and cement ) or baton the walls and dryline.

Drylining is NOT (repeat ) NOT one of my fav ways of plastering ( spit spit ) but sometimes its the only way

 

[cookede]

Either the way Brist's advise ( with sand and cement ) or baton the walls and dryline.

Drylining is NOT (repeat ) NOT one of my fav ways of plastering ( spit spit ) but sometimes its the only way

My big concerns are 1 - The time and cost associated with the sand cement (I have limited time to spend overseas, and the Italians will do the job, but at stupid prices) 2 - Damp issues - will plaster boarding create a problem. Any thoughts?

 

[DavidHawkings]

I've been restoring a similar property in France. Depending on the situation, we have either dry lined the walls using metal studding and plasterboard with a good thickness of glass fibre insulation between, or have used a sand /chalk render (1 of chalk to 4 of sand) with a thin plaster skim on top. This has worked well and where there are projecting stones in the wall, we have left them proud to give a rustic finish.